PRESS RELEASE
JAMA’ATU NASRIL ISLAM (JNI) CONDEMNS
THE HEINOUS REPEATED ATTACKS IN NIGERIA AND CAUTIONS ON RUMOURS SPREADING
Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) received
with great shock and deep concern the news of incessant killings and maiming of
innocent lives and the destruction of public and private properties. Of
particular concern are the brutal murders of people in Agatu-Benue state,
Nnibo-Enugu state and some parts of Nasarawa state. It is indeed alarming that
within few weeks, deadly attacks were reportedly unleashed while the
perpetrators go un-arrested. JNI therefore condemns in strong terms these
repeated heinous attacks and once again calls on the relevant security agencies
to brace up to the trends, in order to put a stop to this ugly tide, as human
lives are sacred and must be seen to be treated as so.
JNI and indeed all Nigerians, view the fall out of these
repeated attacks, particularly the taking up of arms against other citizens as
another trend of insecurity that portends grave danger to the Nation. We must
not forget so soon the adverse effect of the so called Boko Haram group, that
claimed the lives of many thousands innocent lives. Hundreds have been
abducted, the males forced into insurgency and the females into slavery.
Millions more are wallowing in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in
Nigeria and in Refugee Camps in neighbouring countries. Public and private
properties worth trillions of Naira have been destroyed.
We therefore call for a thorough investigation by appropriate
agencies in order to fish out the evil perpetrators, bring them to justice and
forestall re-occurrence. The repeated heinous acts of attacks are crimes
against the citizenry and the perpetrators are therefore criminals and must be
treated so. It is indeed absurd and most unfortunate that certain groups or
people ascribe the incidence on ethnic and/or religious premise and to whimsically
apportion blame in order to batter the gradual restoration of peace and
security in Nigeria. Well, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State has debunked
the rumours, likewise the Inspector General of Police has also debunked the
insinuations over those being blamed.
We must thus be cautious of packaging crimes on religious and ethnic garments.
Crimes are abominable and whoever commits them is criminal. Security agencies
should brace up in being proactive and utilize maximally intelligence reports
in order to nip-in the board possible eruptions of security problems within and
around communities.
Painfully, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto and
President-General, JNI, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, on behalf of
Nigerian Muslims, condoles the families of those who lost their lives and
sympathies with all affected victims, and also calls for concerted
introspection and commitment by relevant agencies to take proactive and
effective measures in addressing this pernicious problem.
His Eminence the Sultan and President-General of JNI, extends
profound condolences to the families of the affected victims, government and
people of states
that lost their loved ones in the unfortunate happenings.
Dr. Khalid
Abubakar Aliyu
Secretary-General
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